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An Empirical Study on a Market Regime-Adaptive Hybrid GA-ESN based Algorithmic Trading System for Stock Price Prediction: Evidence from DIA, QQQ, SPY, and KOSPI200

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2026, 12(1), pp.127~137
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : January 8, 2026
  • Accepted : February 20, 2026
  • Published : February 28, 2026

Dong-Kun Jung 1 KIM HUNHEE 1

1국립부경대학교

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ABSTRACT

Traditional technical analysis methods rely on empirically chosen parameters, which limits their effectiveness in improving prediction accuracy and trading stability for nonlinear and non-stationary financial time series. This study proposes a market regime-adaptive Hybrid GA–ESN (Genetic Algorithm–Echo State Network)-based algorithmic trading system for stock price prediction. A genetic algorithm is employed to automatically optimize key parameters of the Golden/Dead Cross (GC), Envelope Moving Average (ENV), and Relative Strength Index (RSI), mitigating parameter-sensitivity issues. Smoothed prices and a triangle target representation for turning points are then used as input features to the ESN. In addition, the market is classified into four regimes according to trend and volatility, and a cross-validation-based ESN is adopted to enhance adaptability to changing market conditions. Empirical results for the DIA, QQQ, SPY, and KOSPI200 indices demonstrate that the proposed Hybrid GA–ESN model outperforms the Buy-and-Hold strategy and static ESN models in terms of both return and maximum drawdown.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.